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Re: heath kirchart appreciation thread
« Reply #90 on: February 20, 2020, 10:11:09 AM »
dude seriously has done it all! this website has all the adventure stores after skating. dude is GNARLY! but we all know that.   
https://werereallydoingit.com/category/el-capitan/page/2/

So sick. His cross country bike adventure is really inspiring too. I'll be riding my bike from Seattle to Portland in July but can't imagine doing it cross country with absolutely no training at all.

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Re: heath kirchart appreciation thread
« Reply #91 on: February 21, 2020, 07:18:23 PM »
When I was very young I got the Sight Unseen VHS as a gift, I watched it over, and over.

My favorite part was Heath, 'Knights in White Satin' just fit it so beautiful and even though I was young, I could appreciate the art direction and Heaths style.

He's remained my favorite skater since. I wish he didn't retire early but that's just how he is so I can't say much.


Tom Hanks is the Heath Kirchart of the acting world.

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Re: heath kirchart appreciation thread
« Reply #92 on: February 24, 2020, 06:23:01 AM »
He snubbed me as a kid, but I don’t blame him

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Re: heath kirchart appreciation thread
« Reply #93 on: March 01, 2020, 12:01:38 AM »
I like this

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Re: heath kirchart appreciation thread
« Reply #94 on: March 05, 2020, 05:39:18 PM »

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Re: heath kirchart appreciation thread
« Reply #95 on: March 05, 2020, 11:39:02 PM »

that's actually an old Heath graphic

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Re: heath kirchart appreciation thread
« Reply #96 on: March 06, 2020, 12:50:03 AM »
I started doing gap to backlips on tremendous double set rails because of this guy

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Re: heath kirchart appreciation thread
« Reply #97 on: March 06, 2020, 03:07:44 AM »
I started doing gap to backlips on tremendous double set rails because of this guy
Sick

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Re: heath kirchart appreciation thread
« Reply #98 on: March 07, 2020, 12:55:07 AM »
Yes it is sick. Thank you

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« Reply #99 on: March 22, 2020, 05:44:17 AM »

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Re: heath kirchart appreciation thread
« Reply #100 on: March 25, 2020, 11:50:32 AM »
met him briefly on the Stay Flared tour in Denver. he was just sulking between the two vans after the demo by himself. I asked him to sign my old 2002 Emerica team poster that I brought and he obliged. Carroll was in a similar gruff mood. all in all, a great day :)

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Re: heath kirchart appreciation thread
« Reply #101 on: April 06, 2020, 03:58:03 PM »
Heath was at my local out of nowhere last week, literally the most random fucking thing. But i didnt say what up to him and ive been regretting it ever since

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Re: heath kirchart appreciation thread
« Reply #102 on: April 06, 2020, 06:00:07 PM »
Heath was at my local out of nowhere last week, literally the most random fucking thing. But i didnt say what up to him and ive been regretting it ever since


Describe his sesh plz.

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Re: heath kirchart appreciation thread
« Reply #103 on: April 07, 2020, 11:23:14 AM »
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Heath was at my local out of nowhere last week, literally the most random fucking thing. But i didnt say what up to him and ive been regretting it ever since
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Describe his sesh plz.
i skated the 2010 berrics once with a homie, manny was there, some dude and oscar meza, the went to get some food and offered us a sub, we declined but asked if we could stay in the meantime, they locked us in and asked us to be respectful and if anybody comes just to let them know why we were there, so yeah. Couple of minutes went by and we hear a motorcycle parking out front, heath came in and just nodded at us, and started skating flat, full fucking speed just hitting the metal qps (back and forth, no kickturn)and busting a flatground trick in the middle, did all kikflips all frontside flips, all the backsideflips, 360flips and then he just halfcab boarded the 7 stair and left, we could not process what the fuck was going on, didnt even say anything at all. One of the best days of my life for fucking sure, i still cant fucking believe it.
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Re: heath kirchart appreciation thread
« Reply #104 on: April 07, 2020, 11:39:32 AM »
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Heath was at my local out of nowhere last week, literally the most random fucking thing. But i didnt say what up to him and ive been regretting it ever since
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Describe his sesh plz.
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i skated the 2010 berrics once with a homie, manny was there, some dude and oscar meza, the went to get some food and offered us a sub, we declined but asked if we could stay in the meantime, they locked us in and asked us to be respectful and if anybody comes just to let them know why we were there, so yeah. Couple of minutes went by and we hear a motorcycle parking out front, heath came in and just nodded at us, and started skating flat, full fucking speed just hitting the metal qps (back and forth, no kickturn)and busting a flatground trick in the middle, did all kikflips all frontside flips, all the backsideflips, 360flips and then he just halfcab boarded the 7 stair and left, we could not process what the fuck was going on, didnt even say anything at all. One of the best days of my life for fucking sure, i still cant fucking believe it.


Damn, this is an awesome story. Gotta think that seeing him skate in a setting like that is like seeing a unicorn.



I was at Tampa Pro in 2011, and at some point during the awards one of them shouted out Heath who was sitting above the rest of the spectators by himself. Not quite the rafters, but high enough to where nobody could sit with him. He seemed kinda bummed to be outed like that but it was still a cool moment.

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Re: heath kirchart appreciation thread
« Reply #105 on: April 07, 2020, 12:00:41 PM »
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Heath was at my local out of nowhere last week, literally the most random fucking thing. But i didnt say what up to him and ive been regretting it ever since
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Describe his sesh plz.
I was feeling pretty burnt and hungry at my local when he pulls up out of nowhere with two of his homies, i wasnt sure if it was him then i saw the Workshop board and shat myself. no one else in the park knew who he was and fuckin snaked him like 5 times as he was trying figure out how to find the speed to boost the fuck out of a back three over this pretty burly hip. he got a couple that he wasnt stoked on, his two homies were filming, but finally got a good one and left right after. which i was really hoping he wasnt gonna do. im stoked tho he tapped his board when i got a pretty nice nollie backside flip over a much more mellow hip on the pyramid. at least im pretty sure he did as i was trying hard as fuck with all the self control i could muster to not look over at him as soon as i landed it. i hella regret not saying whats up but i wasnt sure if he'd be stoked or bummed on it

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Re: heath kirchart appreciation thread
« Reply #106 on: April 16, 2020, 10:00:46 AM »

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Re: heath kirchart appreciation thread
« Reply #109 on: October 23, 2020, 11:03:32 PM »
Thanks for posting those! Didn't see when they went up!

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Re: heath kirchart appreciation thread
« Reply #110 on: October 24, 2020, 12:55:43 AM »
Randomly saw this a while back:

http://youtu.be/tHx860RPVIM

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Re: heath kirchart appreciation thread
« Reply #111 on: May 16, 2021, 06:45:59 PM »
Chops at Chromeball had Dave Swift talk about shooting Heath Kirchart for pretty much his whole career. There's a UCI section, the story of HK working on handrail bs nose blunts for his first Hook Ups ad, and attempting to get the cover of the first issue of The Skateboard Mag:

https://chromeballincident.blogspot.com/search/label/heath%20kirchart


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Re: heath kirchart appreciation thread
« Reply #113 on: May 17, 2021, 08:01:49 AM »
Chops at Chromeball had Dave Swift talk about shooting Heath Kirchart for pretty much his whole career. There's a UCI section, the story of HK working on handrail bs nose blunts for his first Hook Ups ad, and attempting to get the cover of the first issue of The Skateboard Mag:

https://chromeballincident.blogspot.com/search/label/heath%20kirchart





Amazing Front Tail (amongst other things) - as textbook as you can get them.
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Re: heath kirchart appreciation thread
« Reply #114 on: May 17, 2021, 08:29:00 PM »
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Chops at Chromeball had Dave Swift talk about shooting Heath Kirchart for pretty much his whole career. There's a UCI section, the story of HK working on handrail bs nose blunts for his first Hook Ups ad, and attempting to get the cover of the first issue of The Skateboard Mag:

https://chromeballincident.blogspot.com/search/label/heath%20kirchart
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Amazing Front Tail (amongst other things) - as textbook as you can get them.

@rocklobster agreed

another fs tail - this one on an 11 stair curved rail at night (second pic):

http://www.instagram.com/p/B4a7vaCg_4Z/

the alternative Santa Barbara curved ledge 5050 that wasn't the mag cover:

http://www.instagram.com/p/CEyJOgTA4-V/

the BrickTown kf backflip was HK's first Hook Ups ad because he didn't like this 8 stair handrail bs noseblunt:

http://www.instagram.com/p/B-Si2mrgyCz/
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Re: heath kirchart appreciation thread
« Reply #115 on: May 17, 2021, 08:55:53 PM »
I always visualize my front arm / shoulder pointing forwards in the same way he does his FS Tailslides, its the difference between a controlled exit or flopping out Fakie.
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Re: heath kirchart appreciation thread
« Reply #116 on: June 05, 2021, 12:38:44 AM »


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Re: heath kirchart appreciation thread
« Reply #118 on: June 13, 2021, 05:48:06 PM »
Was about to ask for somebody to upload this:
https://vimeo.com/361141778

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